Retail Banking
A fearless forecast on Maybank's net profit for FY12F-14F
Find out why Nomura raised its profit forecasts by 7-8%.
A fearless forecast on Maybank's net profit for FY12F-14F
Find out why Nomura raised its profit forecasts by 7-8%.
Hong Leong Bank's core equity Tier-1 ratio to increase to 9.7% by FY15
Enough to meet any countercyclical buffers imposed by Bank Negara.
RHB Capital's MYR275m revenue synergy target won't happen soon: Nomura
Blame it on unpredictable nature of capital markets.
Philippines' BDO boosts net income by 36% to P14.3b
BDO Unibank's net income jumped 36 percent courtesy of its robust lending, deposit-taking, and fee-based businesses.
Thai banks now seeing the strongest earnings cycle in 20 years
Find out what drives the growth.
Bank of East Asia posted ~USD780m net profit for FY12
Barclays cites 3 reasons behind the profit beat.
This is how Bank Central Asia sustained a decade-long record of profitability
Having the lowest cost of deposits is an advantage.
Check out how Hong Leong Financial Group's business segments fared in 1HFY13
The group's profit before tax reached RM1,446.1m.
Bank Mandiri's retail fee income grows faster than the balance sheet
Fee income grew 21% in FY12.
Banks take the lead expanding China, Gulf States ties
Biggest banks in China and the United Arab Emirates key to building closer financial ties.
Indian billionaires vie to establish new banks
India’s bid to boost lending allows corporations to open banks.
StanChart Korea finds itself in hot water
Three state regulators took turns putting the squeeze on Standard Chartered Bank Korea.
CIMB Group's net profit up 7.8% to ~USD1.4b
Check out how CIMB fared YoY.
Hong Kong banks' earnings to only grow 5% in 2013
Blame it on abundant liquidity conditions exacerbated by weaker loan demand.
Indian banking system won't recover until 2015: S&P
Banks will need significant amounts of capital to meet Basel III norms.
Hong Leong Bank's net profit up 25% to ~USD317m in 1HFY13
It's 52% of the Street’s full-year estimate.
Japanese banks' exposure to government bonds exceeds Tier 1 capital by four times
But they're still resilient against interest rate risk.